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- Title
Interpretation Training Needs in the 21st Century: A Needs Assessment of Interpreters in the National Park Service.
- Authors
Powell, Robert B.; Depper, Gina L.; Wright, Brett A.
- Abstract
To identify critical training needs in the Interpretation and Education (I&E) Division within the National Park Service (NPS), a team of experts and practitioners, including six academic institutions, the National Association for Interpretation, and the NPS, developed a comprehensive list of knowledge, skills, and abilities thought to be relevant for providing and managing interpretation in the 21st century. Using this list of 80 competencies, we received over 1,000 NPS I&E employees' responses regarding their beliefs about the importance and their level of preparation performing these tasks. The results identified not only the most important competencies, but also three broad training needs: skills related to research-evaluation literacy, engaging new and diverse audiences, and using emerging and existing social media technologies. Preparing interpreters to perform these skills at the highest level appears imperative if the NPS is to maintain relevance and continue to meet the demands of 21st-century audiences.
- Subjects
NEEDS assessment; UNITED States. National Park Service; TRAINING needs; INTERPRETATION of cultural &; natural resources; NATIONAL Association for Interpretation (U.S.)
- Publication
Journal of Interpretation Research, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 2, p19
- ISSN
1092-5872
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/109258721702200203